ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government must back up claim that UKSPF provides real terms match

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 04 May 2022

If the Government is sure the UK Shared Prosperity Fund provides a real terms match for every LEP...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

How 'levelling up' got left out of the Spring Statement

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 29 March 2022

The chancellor mentioned the ‘levelling up’ agenda just once in his Spring Statement. Without ser...

FINANCE

White Paper has welcome ambition but fails to mention role of austerity

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 25 February 2022

Even if the Government streamlines funding arrangements it will not be able to achieve any of the...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Inflation's a concern for councils and residents

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 February 2022

Councils and residents are facing severe price rises that will hit the more deprived hardest, say...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care needs more cash whether tax hike happens or not, says SIGOMA

By Ann McGauran | 25 January 2022

Adult social care will need extra funding whether the Government’s planned tax hike goes ahead or...

SOCIAL CARE

This settlement is very much a stop gap

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 20 December 2021

Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton of SIGOMA says a ‘stopgap’ settlement with a welcome funding boost need...

FINANCE

Welcome words on business rates should be backed up in settlement

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 14 December 2021

The secretary of state now has a real opportunity to improve matters by introducing a business ra...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Spending Review is another missed chance on 'levelling up'

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 09 November 2021

While we still await detail behind the Spending Review headlines, what we do know raises serious ...

FINANCE

Spending Review fails to deliver for local government or levelling up

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 November 2021

Despite heralding the largest increase in core funding for councils in a decade, the chancellor h...

FINANCE

SIGOMA moots 'three-block' funding for councils

21 October 2021

A new ‘three block’ system of funding local government has been mooted by a group of urban author...

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Head of Tourism – North Yorkshire Council

£56,443-£64,951

Our visitor economy is a priority sector for us. It adds over £4 billion of economic value a year... Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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